For most of us buying the right Christmas tree and putting up the ornaments is work enough. Not for the Addis family however. Their Christmas routine involves creating something special - Lego brick by Lego brick!
Read news articleFor most of us buying the right Christmas tree and putting up the ornaments is work enough. Not for the Addis family however. Their Christmas routine involves creating something special - Lego brick by Lego brick!
Read news articleWith Christmas approaching rapidly, most of you have probably written your letters to Santa with a list of all the toys you really really need! While nobody but the big man knows what is in that secret list, some 'experts' on Earth are professing to be able to read your minds and predict what you have asked for - But only you can tell us if that is correct . . . . . . .
Read news articleThe fact that the octopus is an intelligent animal has been known for quite some time now - The eight-legged creature has been observed to maneuver through mazes, have a memory for past events and even try escape from its tanks.
Read news articleNovember 6th was a typical chilly, fall morning in Springville, New York. The cold blustery winds whipped our faces, but we did not care - For we, were about to witness the test of an exciting experiment - the launch of a stratosphere balloon!
Read news articleTired of the same old tame car wash services? Then it's time to head to Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon where resident nellies, George, Tiki and Alice will be happy to do the job!
Read news articleDo you play an instrument, or maybe more than one? If not, would you like to? Now a group of Stanford students have added a new instrument to your list of possibilities: the iPhone.
Read news articleA massive iceberg, twice the size of Australia's Sydney's harbor, is making its way toward the continent. Measuring 12 miles in length by 5 miles in width, it is believed to be a piece from the chunk of Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf that broke off in 2000.
Read news articleThey move gracefully and with perfect coordination to the beat of the music, yet none of these dancers can hear the music, nor sing to it. Meet the deaf-mute dance unit of My Dream - China's Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe.
Read news articleSnowball is a rare albino hedgehog, with a small problem - He loves to eat! So much so, that the tiny creature's weight has 'snowballed', tipping the scales at 1.5kg (3.3lbs), or about three times the weight of a normal hedgehog.
Read news articleLike most teenagers, 12-year old Daniel and 15 year-old Isobel were a little careless about their electricity use.They often forgot to switch off the lights, unplug their laptops and left the central heating on, as they dashed out to school, each morning - However, that was all before the family took part in an unusual experiment conducted by British television station BBC One, for its science show 'Big Bang Theory'.
Read news articleHow would a bank celebrate its 20th birthday - With a cake of course! And what would be more appropriate then one that looks like a bank vault stuffed with currency? Think that's impossible? Look again - That picture on side is a cake made for The Commerce Bank of Washington and, it's edible too!
Read news articleYi Cui, an assistant professor for material sciences and engineering at Calfornia's prestigious Stanford University has come up with an ingenious and lightweight way to store power - making batteries using plain-vanilla copier paper.
Read news articleTwenty-four of the world's most skillful and dynamic surfers converged to Oahu's Waimea Beach this week, to compete in the Quicksilver Big-Surfing competition, which began on Tuesday morning at 8.00am.
Read news articleWhile most designers are on the look out for the softest and silkiest materials for their creations, Marion Macedo sticks to a true and trusted medium - Paper.
Read news articleWelcome to 'Cooking with Miranda'. This month, I am going to teach you how to bake a holiday treat that will have your friends and family, licking their fingers - 'Red Ribbon Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting' - Yum!
Read news articleIn November 2008, Astuo Takanishi and his fellow researchers from Japan's Waseda University, introduced to the world a new flute prodigy. The Robo Flautist made headlines thanks to his dapper black bowler, flawless music and the fact that he not human but a robot! Now, the talented musician has been joined by . . . . . a saxophone tooting pal.
Read news articleOn December 17th, 1903 the Wright brothers revolutionized our world when they piloted their first powered flight that went up 20ft, lasted for 12 seconds and traveled a distance of 120ft. Now, almost 106 years later, two Swiss inventors have achieved a similar feat, with the successful maiden voyage of the world's first piloted solar-powered airplane - the Solar Impulse.
Read news articleAlways seeking out the sunniest spot or the one with the best view in your house? if you lived at the Everingham Rotating House in Wingham, New South Wales, that would not be a problem - All you would have to do is touch a screen - and voila your wish would be granted!
Read news articleEvery year, the Los Angeles Auto Show sponsors a themed challenge where auto designers are asked to create their vision of what future cars will look like. Last year's challenge was to create racing cars of the future. This year, focusing on today's technology savvy youth, they asked carmakers to come up with a design 'wicked' enough to attract all of you, when you are ready to drive.
Read news articleWhile his school friends always suspected that James Corbett would end up as some sort of artist, he didn't find his true calling until 1999, when he began working for an auto recycling company at the age of 36!
Read news articleThe Picturecraft gallery in Holt, Norfolk is facing an unusual problem - they have no paintings left to display. That's because their latest exhibit, featuring 16 watercolors by seven-year old artist Kieron Williamson, was so popular, that is sold out in . . . . 14 minutes!
Read news articleThe International Space Station allows astronauts to live in space for extended amounts of time, enabling them to explore the mysteries outside our Universe and conduct extensive experiments. However, nothing like that exists for our oceans, and thanks to the high water pressure, oceanographers are able to explore what lies underneath, for very short spans of time.
Read news articleWhile the bull fighters of Spain are legendary, its bull leapers are not as well known. These are the brave souls that practice the sport of bull leaping, which true to its name, involves jumping over a running bull!
Read news articleThink the multi-touch display of your iPhone is cool? Then you are going to be amazed by the Ring Wall - The world's largest, multi-touch, multi screen and multi-user wall.
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